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Alpha Brew Coffee, Kuala Lumpur

By KENNY MAH and CK LIM

Here’s an exciting new opening for you: Michael Tan, the friendly barista behind the bar of Kuala Lumpur’s RAW Coffee (now defunct) and Singapore’s Common Man Coffee Roasters, has returned with his own café.

Called Alpha Brew Coffee, Tan plans to serve his style of coffee — which means awesome conversation alongside a good cuppa — influenced by his years of training with Kiwi-born Michael Wilson (RAW Coffee and Artisan Roast) and Perth native Harry Grover (Common Man Coffee Roasters and 40 Hands).